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18 May 2013
                       
 
 
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06 May 2013
 
 
 
 
SAA views tie-up with Etihad as ‘platform’ for route rethink
AIR SERVICES
National carrier South African Airways (SAA) indicated on Monday that the codeshare agreement signed with Etihad Airways, of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), formed part of its yet-to-be-announced...
 
 
19 Apr 2013
 
 
 
SAA moves on fleet and network overhaul, as turnaround ‘custodian’ is confirmed
NATIONAL CARRIER
South African Airways (SAA) CEO designate Monwabisi Kalawe will be expected to become the “custodian” of the troubled national carrier’s long-term turnaround strategy when he takes over in...
 
 
18 Oct 2012
 
African continent emerges as strong potential market for South African aerospace and defence industry
FROST & SULLIVAN
South Africa boasts a well developed aerospace and defence industry. Steadily increasing local demand for air travel, including low-cost air travel, will provide growth to the aerospace industry....
 
 
05 Sep 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – September 5,2012.
PODCAST
Planning Minister Trevor Manuel says the Constitution cannot be blamed for the slow pace of change in South Africa. He said the Constitution empowers and enables, but beyond that, actual change...
 
 
21 Aug 2012
 
DA: Statement by David Maynier, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, on millions wasted on VIP flights (21/08/2012)
STATEMENT
The Democratic Alliance (DA) can reveal for the first time that between 2009 and 2012 million of rands have been wasted on hundreds of VIP flights which were empty. Staggeringly, this includes 249...
 
 
12 Aug 2012
 
SA: Statement by Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Finance, Economic Development & Tourism, on meeting with US delegation (12/08/2012)
STATEMENT
Last week, Western Cape Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Alan Winde met with a high level trade delegation from the United States of America (USA). This meeting, which...
 
 
07 Aug 2012
 
Drug Trafficking and the Crisis in Mali
INSTITUTE OF SECURITY STUDIES
Mali has until recently been regarded as one of the most politically stable countries in West Africa. However, since the fall of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi last year and the coup...
 
 
02 Aug 2012
 
SPECIAL REPORT: Hillary Clinton in South Africa – Unpacking US-South Africa relations
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
South Africa-US relations are under the spotlight as South Africa prepares for the visit of the global power's top diplomat by the end of the week. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be...
 
 
Drug trafficking: The new threat to peace and security in West Africa
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
  Since 2007, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been reporting on the fact that drug networks have turned their attention to Africa as a new drug hub and transit route for...
 
 
19 Jul 2012
 
DA: Statement by David Maynier, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, welcoming Public Protector’s preliminary investigation into R2bn Zuma jet deal (19/07/2012)
STATEMENT
The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the news that the Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, has agreed to conduct a preliminary investigation into the attempted acquisition of a Boeing...
 
 
06 Jul 2012
 
DA: Statement by David Maynier, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, DA welcomes cancellation of R2bn Zuma jet deal (06/07/2012)
STATEMENT
The DA welcomes the announcement by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, that the process to purchase the new transcontinental Boeing 777-200 LR for President...
 
 
SA: Mapisa-Nqakula: Address by Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, responding to reports relating to the Government’s decision to procure transportation for the country’s VVIPs, Pretoria (06/07/2012)
Topics
We have invited you, members of the media here this morning to brief you and to give a formal response to the South African public, regarding the recent media reports relating to the government’s...
 
 
Decision not to buy new jet for Zuma welcomed
PRESIDENTIAL JET
The decision by Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula not to purchase a new Boeing 777 jet for President Jacob Zuma was welcomed by political parties on Friday.
 
 
04 Jul 2012
 
Sisulu will cooperate with aviation probe
DEFENCE
Former Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu would co-operate with the Auditor General and the Public Protector on a probe into the tender process to buy a new presidential jet, her office said on Tuesday.
 
 
03 Jul 2012
 
DA: Statement by David Maynier, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, on the R2bn VIP jet deal (03/07/2012)
STATEMENT
The former Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu, should produce documentary evidence that the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, approved the deviation from normal...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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